Posts Tagged ‘Apple’

This is a great case study in explaining new technology to new users. Apple’s glass trackpad makes a lot of sense to people that have been using trackpads for years. Whenever I hand someone a MacBook with one… they take a look at it and are perplexed… sometimes scared. But then I tell them to [...]

While I suggested mainstream techies avoid Flash 10.1 Beta 1, the new beta is much better. 1080p YouTube now works flawlessly in Windows and Mac OS X. It’s actually quite impressive, especially considering Apple won’t let folks author QuickTime X plug-ins. I do have to take this moment to warn Apple that 2014 could very [...]

Tonight I attempted to purchase the upgrade from Bento 2 to Bento 3. It didn’t go perfectly. FileMaker is offering Bento 1 and Bento 2 users a discounted upgrade to Bento 3 for $29. I personally think Bento 2 users should have gotten more of a discount, considering the lightweight transitions. But, this is FileMaker, [...]

Snow Leopard is out (well, it’s in customer’s hands anyways), and that means I’m finally free from the burden of NDAs. I have some gripes about Snow Leopard, I’ll get to my largest in a second. First, overall, it’s a progressive upgrade for Mac OS X. Exchange is nice, and the iPhone OS UI crossovers [...]

I know. You may be a guy or gal working in an office. Or, you may be a penny-pinching startup CEO like me. But even I justified paying $275 for an Intel X25-M SSD. And, I’ve got the perfect example of why it makes business sense. Sure, 17 second startups are great. But, I am [...]

I have two Mac systems that both MobileMe sync, and use Mozy. One is on a free account, the other is on unlimited service. And, today, I had to turn off MobileMe Preference Sync. I’ve stumbled on something that isn’t is a bug, but is a limitation of how the two products work together. Actually, [...]

As the title says, MechaWorks is building an Apple site. Because of my proximity to Apple however, I will have no editorial relations with the site. The news will not be driven, or touched by me… beyond any general advice and council (which, I would give to anyone, anyways). More details on it will be [...]

I just ordered my Palm Pre. Yeah, I opted for Sprint Relay instead of SERO long ago. Didn’t need the voice, and the unlimited messaging was more valuable to me. And, thankfully, Sprint woke up and gave Relay Data-Only people the Pre that they deserve. Most people on Relay Data-Only plans are deaf, and I [...]

What was supposed to be a simple, five minute procedure… turned into an hour-long debacle. I wanted to print out a door sign for the MechaWorks meeting room at E3. Simple, right? I opened up iWork Pages, dropped the MechaWorks logo (in TIFF format) in, and the MechaWorks icon (in EPS format), sized them to [...]

I don’t blame Apple for wanting customers who can impulse buy. But, at the same time, there are a lot of parents, consumers, and less well off people that don’t even want to have that option for the intended user. They want an iTunes Account that doesn’t have purchasing strings attached. Now, there was a [...]